Community Credit Union has presented Safe Voices with a check for $250 to help supply a food pantry at the shelter. Safe Voices offers support for those affected by domestic violence at its offices in Farmington, Lewiston, Paris/Norway and Rumford. The local offices provide one-on-one support, support groups, children’s services, advocacy, information, referrals, court advocacy, […]
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Safe Voices to present domestic violence changemakers awards
AUBURN — Five community leaders will be recognized at Safe Voices’ annual Fall Mixer and Community Partner Awards, part of the agency’s 40th anniversary celebration. The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at Martindale Country Club. Safe Voices is a domestic violence resource center serving Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. Each […]
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Safe Voices’ Walk to End Domestic Violence scheduled for June 3
LEWISTON — Safe Voices will hold its annual 5K Walk/Run to End Domestic Violence on Saturday, June 3. The organization will once again partner with Bates College to continue expanding the event and provide participants with an exciting course. The event’s goal is to spread awareness about domestic abuse and engage the community in supporting […]
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Safe Voices seeks volunteers to help staff its 24-hour domestic violence helpline
LEWISTON — Safe Voices, the domestic violence resource center for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, has a few seats open for the next Volunteer Helpline Training, which starts on Monday, June 12. The Safe Voices helpline is usually the first contact a person makes with Safe Voices when they are looking for support and services […]
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Important for victims of domestic violence to know help is available
Each year, approximately half of the homicides in Maine are related to domestic violence, and while most of us are aware that this is an issue that impacts our communities, we don’t always see the many forms domestic violence can take. Many people automatically think of the dynamics between two spouses or dating partners. We […]
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Safe Voices’ Walk to End Domestic Violence scheduled for June 3
LEWISTON — Safe Voices will hold its annual 5K Walk/Run to End Domestic Violence on Saturday, June 3. The organization will once again partner with Bates College to continue expanding the event and provide participants with an exciting course. The event’s goal is to spread awareness about domestic abuse and engage the community in supporting […]
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Registrations begin for Oxford Hills health fair
PARIS — Vendor registrations for the 7th annual Health & Happiness Fair at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School are being taken. The free family health fair is set for Nov. 4. The goal is to bring together medical professionals, holistic practitioners, nonprofit agencies providing social services and support, local merchants and others. There will be a […]
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Scholarships for business students ELLSWORTH — Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s Patriot Education Scholarship Fund. This renewable scholarship supports graduates of a Maine high school who are enrolled full or part time (minimum of nine credit hours per semester) in pursuit of a business degree, and who will be entering […]
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Safe Voices marks 40th anniversary
Paige, a Safe Voices client, is thanked by friends and supporters at a news conference Wednesday after speaking about her recent experience finding help at the domestic violence organization. “I was given courage,” she told the more than two dozen Safe Voices employees, volunteers, board members and others who gathered at Auburn City Hall to […]
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Lewiston Auburn Children's Foundation awards $1,000 to Safe Voices
Safe Voices recently received a $1,000 grant from the Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation to finance a group curriculum for children ages 3 to 5 and provide child advocacy services to children residing in its emergency shelter. Melanie LaMore Gagnon, left, director of shelter services, and Liza Dimitri, vice president of the Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation, […]